Love and compassion are products of our biological and social evolution. They give us an edge over other creatures, surpassing flight, or claws, because it allows us to cooperate mentally as well as physically. Literacy is the vehicle for this cooperation beyond our lifetimes.

The Earth will be annihilated. Our sun will die. We are the only species that has a chance to survive these inevitable events, and the only way to do that is to learn how to thrive in space. Is the most primal, basic goal of life to survive? Think long term.